U.S. v. LOWE

No. 93-2634.

29 F.3d 1005 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Ralph L. LOWE, et al., Defendants, and Ralph L. LOWE, Cross-Plaintiff/Appellant, v. JOC OIL EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC., Cross-Defendant/Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 15, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary T. Cornwell, The Woodlands, TX, Kent E. Hanson, Denver, CO, for appellant.

John D. White, Jon L. Johnson, Winstead, Sechrest & Minick, P.C., Houston, TX, for appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and DUHÉ and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge.

This review of a summary judgment concerns the determinative factors for whether a corporation is required by its bylaw (indemnity, under certain conditions, for officers and directors sued "by reason of" their corporate status) to indemnify an officer/director, Ralph L. Lowe, for his individual liability incurred under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq...

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